(The Center Square) – After Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the biggest infrastructure spending plan in state history, a transportation policy director says Illinois taxpayers are not getting great returns on their investments.
Days after ordering state agencies to identify budget efficiencies and reductions up to 4%, the governor announced a record-high infrastructure spend of $50.6 billion of taxpayer funds over six years.
“From the beginning, I have worked with the General Assembly to put rebuilding Illinois’ infrastructure at the top of our agenda,” Pritzker said Wednesday…